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'Who are these people?' Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
'Who are these people?' Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
Local police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place. In some cases, local cops have been mistaken for federal agents, eroding years of work to have immig...
Increasingly aggressive immigration raids carried out by masked federal agents, sometimes using unmarked vehicles, are creating problems for local law enforcement agencies.
Police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place but often have to deal with the aftermath, including protests and questions from residents about what exactly happened. In some cases, local cops have been mistaken for federal agents, eroding years of work to have immigrant communities trust the police.
In Bell, chaos erupted when masked men arrived at a car wash and began detaining its workers, sparking a confrontation with residents and immigration rights advocates before they were forced to hastily drive over curbs and street islands to escape.
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That incident left the police chief of Pasadena resigned to figure out whether it was a crime or part of a federal raid.
"There's no way for us to verify," Police Chief Gene Harris said.
The department reviewed surveillance footage and other video and saw the credentials on the man's uniform, according to the chief.
"If they point a gun or take someone in, local police cannot step in and interfere regardless of the circumstances," Obayashi said.
He said that federal agencies have extensive use-of-force policies on drawing weapons but that, ultimately, if the overall directive is to take this action, then the guidelines don't matter.
"If Homeland Security says this is what we want, the policy guidelines when it comes to gun and force doesn't matter," he added. "There is little redress against federal law enforcement in the civil courts compared to local police."
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Commentary:
There is a long tradition of federal agents notifying, and cooperating with, local law enforcement agencies before conducting activities in any local jurisdiction. This was done for the safety of the law enforcement officers -- both the federal and local officers. It is very disturbing -- from both a citizens' rights perspective, and from a law enforcement officer safety perspective -- to see this tradition being ignored by local authorities.
Unfortunately, State and local Neo-Marxist Democrat politicians are bucking Federal authority in this matter... Sanctuary Cities are political and cannot stand.
Federal authority over rides the States and local authorities.
Therefore, It is imperative that Mayors and police authorities within those cities cooperate with ICE agents in apprehension of Illegals within the country.
It’s time for Democrats and their Commie friends cooperate and illegal aliens self deport and for the Quisling Media to STOP siding with criminals and terrorists.
As far as masks being used by ICE and BORTAC teams is concerned, when mobs, protesters stop using masks to hide their faces, and Federal Law enforcement is no longer SWATTED perhaps Federal authorities may do the same...
